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Jersey City Halts Police Settlement Payouts to Focus on Animal Sheltering; Plans Agreement with Guttenberg

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Jersey City, New Jersey – The administration of Jersey City has withdrawn resolutions for settlement payouts totaling nearly $3.3 million during Monday’s City Council caucus. Instead, the focus shifted towards discussing animal sheltering. The resolutions were withdrawn to allow for closed discussions on the confidential details of the settlement offers. Councilman Frank Gilmore from Ward F expressed his concerns about voting on the settlements without closed discussions, and Councilman Richard Boggiano from Ward C supported the idea of a closed session. A tentative plan has been made to hold the closed session before the council’s … Read more

Focus Features Secures Global Rights for Award-Winning Film ‘Dìdi’

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PARK CITY, Utah — Focus Features announced on Wednesday that it has acquired global rights to the film “Dìdi,” directed by Sean Wang. The movie received accolades at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast. This comes shortly after Wang’s nomination for an Oscar for his documentary short “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó.” The film premiered at SXSW last year and received the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó” will be available on Disney+ and Hulu … Read more

Lawsuit Against State Utility Rule Continues as Plaintiffs Shift Focus to City of Gainesville

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – A lawsuit challenging a new state law that restructured the municipal utility in the Gainesville area is moving forward, despite the dismissal of Gov. Ron DeSantis as a defendant last month. The group Gainesville Residents United and six individual plaintiffs are now seeking to include the city of Gainesville as a defendant in the case. The law, which was passed during the previous legislative session, established the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority as a replacement for the longstanding Gainesville Regional Utilities agency. Under the new law, the governor has the power to … Read more

Exploring the Rise of Bankruptcy Court in Public Harms Litigation: Case in Focus – Harrington v. Purdue Pharma

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Washington, DC – The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Monday in a case that highlights the increasing use of bankruptcy court by corporations involved in public harms litigation. The case in question is Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal, which seeks to shield the company’s owners, the Sackler family, from civil liability in exchange for a $6 billion contribution to a settlement. This raises important questions about the role of bankruptcy court in addressing public health crises and whether bypassing the traditional civil litigation process is an effective solution. Bankruptcy court has become an attractive … Read more